Which statement describes how the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 increased sectionalism?
U.S. HISTORY STAAR PRACTICE 2

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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It allowed slavery to expand into the territories.
It gave tax cuts to manufacturers who relocated to the territories.
It allowed slaves who escaped to the territories to purchase their freedom.
It granted homesteads to immigrants who settled in the territories.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which event was one cause of the U.S.-Mexican War?
The United States banned slavery in territories acquired from Mexico.
The U.S. Congress debated statehood for New Mexico.
U.S. and Mexican soldiers fought over disputed territory north of the Rio Grande.
The United States acquired the Mexican Cession.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This map shows a trade system that emerged in the 1500s and reached its height in the 1700s.
Which factor was a reason for the trade system illustrated on this map?
Labor demands of the factory system
Invention of the steamboat
Labor demands of the plantation system
Invention of the mechanical loom
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement describes one result of the War of 1812?
Great Britain lost control of Canada.
The United States gained control of the Oregon Territory.
The United States stopped trading with Britain and France.
Great Britain stopped the practice of impressment.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did President Andrew Jackson oppose the Second Bank of the United States?
He believed it was inefficient and poorly managed.
He thought it was unconstitutional and favored the wealthy.
He considered it an obstacle to industrial progress and expansion.
He believed it favored the rights of states over the federal government.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which geographic feature allowed the Mid-Atlantic colonies to have a longer growing season than the New England colonies?
Thick forests
Navigable rivers
Flat land with rocky soil
Mild climate
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which issue was debated in Gibbons v. Ogden?
The status of slaves living in free territories
The regulation of interstate commerce by federal or state laws
The constitutionality of tariffs
The separation of powers among the branches of government
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